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Traitor opens ... |
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. The inter-agency task force looking into the case meets with Carter, a veteran CIA contractor who seemingly has his own agenda and Max Archer, a fellow FBI agent. The task force links Horn to a prison break in Yemen, a bombing in Nice and a raid in London, but a tangle of contradictory evidence emerges, forcing Clayton to question whether his quarry is a disaffected former military operative -- or something far more complicated. Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue.
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La Leon opens |
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Disaster Movie ... |
Fans of the side-splitting spoofs of MEET THE SPARTANS and DATE MOVIE will get plenty of laughs from this film from directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The directors reunite with Carmen Electra, and their film also features Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Kim Kardashian, and comedian G Thang.
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College opens ... |
Drake Bell of Nickelodeon's DRAKE AND JOSH grows up with this raunchy comedy about a trio of high school seniors on a college visit. When they arrive on campus, the three teens are recruited by a party-loving frat with hilarious results.
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Babylon A.D. opens ... |
Vin Diesel muscles his way from Eastern Europe to New York City in this post-apocalyptic thriller. The actor plays a mercenary who must take a package west in the midst of a crumbling world, but the package is more than it appears. French director Mathieu Kassovitz (LA HAINE, GOTHIKA) helms this film based on the novel BABYLON BABIES by Maurice G. Dantec.
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Goal! II: Living ... |
This sequel to 2006's GOAL! THE DREAM BEGINS finds Santiago Munez established as a soccer success in Newcastle. But he soon jumps at the chance to play for Real Madrid with icons such as David Beckham. However, Santiago discovers that money and fame don't necessarily bring happiness as he loses himself and his relationship with Roz (Anna Friel).
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Year of the Fish ... |
This indie film at once fuses animation with live-action and fairy tales with modern life. In THE YEAR OF THE FISH, Ye Xian (An Nguyen) has just arrived in New York City from China, but her hopes for the American dream are soon dashed. When she won't provide clients at the massage parlor where she works the requisite "happy ending," her boss (Tsai Chin) relegates her to cleaning and laundry. However, the gift of a goldfish from an odd man (Randall Duk Kim) and a budding relationship with a jazz musician (Ken Leung) help to give Ye Xian some hope. This contemporary take on Cinderella was shot on video, but digital painting in post-production gives the film a beautiful, dreamy look.
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Sukiyaki Western ... |
Two connoisseurs of violence--prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike and American icon Quention Tarantino--team up for this genre mash-up. SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO follows two clashing clans in Japan as they both try to lure a talented shooter to their side. Tarantino makes a brief appearance in this film that pays homage to both the spaghetti western and classic Japanese cinema.
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I Served the King ... |
Director Jirí Menzel and novelist Bohumil Hrabal teamed up with Oscar-winning results for the classic CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS, and this Czech film repeats their pairing. I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND follows Jan Dite through his life which, as a man living in 1930s Czechoslovakia, has more than its share of highs and lows.
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Death Note opens |
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Young People ... |
This frank--and frankly hilarious--Canadian indie certainly lives up to its risqué title, but there's more going on in than just sex in this debut from writer/director Martin Gero. Though the filmmaker has plenty of experience from his work on sci-fi favorite STARGATE: ATLANTIS, this comedy presents a reality-based look at relationships in the real world. YPF follows one night in the lives of four couples and one threesome. There's a pair on their first date, with a British bad boy (Callum Blue) trying to seduce his young coworker (Diora Baird). Meanwhile, a longtime couple (Kristin Booth and Josh Dean) attempt drastic measures to drag themselves out of their sexual rut. Though Mia (Sonja Bennett) and Eric (Josh Cooke) have ended their relationship, they try to reconnect on a physical level, but some old feelings resurface. Two close friends (Carly of POPULAR fame and writer Aaron Abrams) decide to add a new dimension to their relationship, but it turns out that there may be some emotions hidden beneath their buddy-buddy interaction. And finally, there's the awkward contact between two roommates at war (Peter Oldring and Ennis Esmer) who can only agree on the hotness of one of their girlfriends (Natalie Lisinska), but they decide to spend the night as a trio. YPF is fresh and funny, and it's hard not to identify with at least one of the pairings. The dialogue is witty, but it never feels rehearsed. Though most of the actors are unknown south of the Canadian border, each of them gives a heartfelt, genuine performance that should lead to more work in the future.
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Youssou N'Dour: ... |
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Ben X opens |
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